Thesuras Thursday test Flashcards

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Kind, gracious, gentle

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Benign

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Criticize punish, discipline scold

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Chastise

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Of little importance to make small, lessen

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Diminish

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4
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Make cheerful or merry, very exciting

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Exhilarating

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Incapable unsecsesful unable, ineffective

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Futile

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Thin bony

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Gaunt

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7
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done randomly

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Haphazardly

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8
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Likely to occur at any moment

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Imminent

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9
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Worn out wearied tired from being overworked

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Jaded

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A short story, but true story

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Anecdote

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Very sharp, sensitive, especially in reference to senses

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Keen

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12
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Lazy disinterested

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Lackadaisical

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13
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Ordinary common

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Mundane

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14
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Extremely wicked

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Nefarious

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15
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No longer used out of fashion

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Obsolete

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16
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To make calm bring to peace

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Pacify

17
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Difficult situation or problem

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Quandary

18
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Resistant against authority

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Recalcitrant

19
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To waste without thinking

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Squander

20
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Stubbornly persistent

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Tenacious

21
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Existing everywhere at the same time

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Ubiquitous

22
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Revengeful

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Vindictive

23
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Exceedingly playful

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Whimsical

24
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To desire strongly

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Yearn

25
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Extremely eager enthusiastic

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Zealous